Complete Guide: Installing createrepo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "createrepo" package

This is a short guide on how to install createrepo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                createrepo
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "createrepo" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall createrepo on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                createrepo
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the createrepo package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: createrepo
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 207
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mike Miller
Architecture: all
Version: 0.10.3-1
Depends: python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2), deltarpm, python-deltarpm, python-libxml2, python-lzma, python-rpm, python-sqlitecachec, rpm (>= 4.1.1), yum (>= 3.2.29)
Filename: pool/universe/c/createrepo/createrepo_0.10.3-1_all.deb
Size: 34978
MD5sum: aba92ac685e2b8a7381f42d94aea36b7
SHA1: 5db58348c6d1e0ef83fb393c9b610b9c7cc83412
SHA256: fdb8f04f6f11f6a4a2f215c7261351f5d261b8e416be425a2151c016a4d8e876
Description-en: tool to generate the metadata for a yum repository
The createrepo tool generates the repodata directory and XML metadata that
makes up a repository of RPM packages. This repository format is supported
by apt-rpm, red-carpet(zen), smartpm, up2date, yast, and yum.
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This package is similar to the apt-ftparchive or reprepro commands, but for
working with RPM repositories.
Description-md5: 662c2a56f1fd73a334d887f76205f2f0
Homepage: http://createrepo.baseurl.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu